by Joel Snider | May 19, 2020 | future
I read a story recently by a man who lived in Houston during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. He and his neighbors felt a deep, intrinsic reward the first few days of shoveling muck from their homes, hosing off belongings, and saving their...
by Joel Snider | Mar 3, 2020 | strategic planning
The coronavirus has replaced politics as the headline news during the past week. The stock market had a record week of losses while individuals who had hoarded surgical masks and gloves have made questionable profits on eBay. Personal...
by Joel Snider | Feb 11, 2020 | leadership
A church leader in another community told me about his former pastor, who had taken an assessment of his leadership style. The results showed that this pastor was the rarest type in the assessment’s scale. He was among five percent of leaders classified as...
by Joel Snider | Sep 17, 2019 | prayer
“Oh, Lord, as you read today in the Courier-Journal…” That’s how one worship leader began a prayer in our seminary chapel. The prayer created quite a discussion among all the young theologues on campus. The one thing no one doubted was that God knew about the event...
by Joel Snider | Jul 9, 2019 | preaching
My education in preaching aligns with the tradition of excellence in manuscripts. It is the tradition of the crafted phrase and the choice of the perfect word at the perfect time. It is the tradition which includes Fosdick, Buttrick, and Claypool. After using an...
